CR7 8RW postcode in Croydon, England

CR7 8RW is a postcode in Croydon, in the Thornton Heath ward. It is in the Streatham and Croydon North parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since July 1990.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CR7 8RW can get it Across Croydon: 90% Typical price £409,750 Homes sold in CR7 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.4% on the year before Nearest station Thornton Heath 350 m in a straight line

Where CR7 8RW is, and what is near it

Map of CR7 8RW and what is near it Map of CR7 8RW: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the CR7 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. CR7 8FA: also in CR7 8CR7 8FQ: also in CR7 8CR7 8FS: also in CR7 8CR7 8GA: also in CR7 8CR7 8GY: also in CR7 8CR7 8JA: also in CR7 8CR7 8LA: also in CR7 8CR7 8LB: also in CR7 8CR7 8LD: also in CR7 8CR7 8LE: also in CR7 8CR7 8LF: also in CR7 8CR7 8LG: also in CR7 8CR7 8LH: also in CR7 8CR7 8LJ: also in CR7 8CR7 8LS: also in CR7 8CR7 8LU: also in CR7 8CR7 8NA: also in CR7 8CR7 8QA: also in CR7 8CR7 8QD: also in CR7 8CR7 8QE: also in CR7 8CR7 8RA: also in CR7 8CR7 8RB: also in CR7 8CR7 8RD: also in CR7 8CR7 8RE: also in CR7 8CR7 8RF: also in CR7 8CR7 8RH: also in CR7 8CR7 8RJ: also in CR7 8CR7 8RL: also in CR7 8CR7 8RN: also in CR7 8CR7 8RP: also in CR7 8CR7 8RQ: also in CR7 8CR7 8RS: also in CR7 8CR7 8RT: also in CR7 8CR7 8RU: also in CR7 8CR7 8RX: also in CR7 8CR7 8RY: also in CR7 8CR7 8RZ: also in CR7 8CR7 8SA: also in CR7 8CR7 8SB: also in CR7 8CR7 8SD: also in CR7 8CR7 8SE: also in CR7 8CR7 8SG: also in CR7 8CR7 8SN: also in CR7 8CR7 8SQ: also in CR7 8CR7 8SR: also in CR7 8CR7 8SU: also in CR7 8CR7 8YT: also in CR7 8CR7 8YY: also in CR7 8 Bensham Manor School 450 mGP 500 mYour Family Practice 600 mSchool 750 mThornton Heath CR7 8RW Map of CR7 8RW and what is near it Map of CR7 8RW: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the CR7 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 500 mSchool 750 mThornton Heath CR7 8RW
  • CR7 8RW
  • Other postcodes in CR7 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3984, longitude -0.0951)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CR7 8RW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CR7 8RW?

Every home and business at CR7 8RW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CR7 8RW 100% Croydon 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CR7 8RW 100% Croydon 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CR7 8RW?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Croydon's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Croydon's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CR7 8RW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CR7 8RW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Croydon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CR7 8RW: 10,914 properties in Croydon are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Croydon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CR7 8RW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CR7 8RW?

Homes in CR7 8 sold for a typical £409,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, up 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£409,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£385,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £565,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £507,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £430,000 64 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £272,500 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CR7 district: a typical £420,000 from 235 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CR7 8RW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CR7 8RW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CR7 8RW

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CR7 8RW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CR7 8RW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around CR7 8RW. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (63%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CR7 8RW

Band D in Croydon for 2026‑27: £2,600. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,733 (band A) to £3,178 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,311.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,733
Band Babout 190 (24%)£2,022
Band Cabout 340 (43%)£2,311
Band Dabout 200 (25%)£2,600
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,178
Band Fwithheld£3,755
Band Gfewer than 5£4,333
Band Hfewer than 5£5,200

When the homes were built

  1. 63% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Croydon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CR7 8RW is in (ONS area E01001154), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest open schools to CR7 8RW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR7 8RW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CR7 8RW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR7 8RW is Thornton Heath Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thornton Heath Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Selhurst Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • West Croydon Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Street / Whitehorse Lane, 94 m away.

More stations near CR7 8RW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR7 8RW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CR7 8RW?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CR7 8RW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest to the centre of CR7 8RW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CR7 8RW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR7 8RW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR7 8RW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CR7 8RW?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR7 8RW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CR7 8RW in a conservation area?

The centre of CR7 8RW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CR7 8RW?

Police.uk records 686 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR7 8RW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences258 reports
Anti-social behaviour161 reports
Vehicle crime58 reports
Other theft48 reports
Drugs37 reports
Public order35 reports

Also: shoplifting 31, burglary 19, theft from the person 13, other crime 9, possession of weapons 8, robbery 7, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CR7 8RW

Ward
Thornton Heath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Croydon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1990

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around CR7 8RW

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CR7 8LF30 mCR7 8FS60 mCR7 8RN60 mCR7 8RT60 mCR7 8GA70 mCR7 8YY80 m
All of CR7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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